This week’s artistic explorer is Shekhar Deshpande. Shekhar is an enthusiast and committed creative hobbyist, dedicating his spare time to singing, songwriting, playing guitar and blogging. His epiphany in music came when, after decades of listening to and performing covers, and with much encouragement from his wife, Monica, he started writing his own songs in both Hindi and English. As you’ll hear, even in his day job as a marketing professional, working as Head of Strategy on global accounts at Meta he emphasises to his teams, the importance of allowing time for creative pursuits.